diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/fluent-bit/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/fluent-bit/default.nix
index ab571b98778..b6ff99eae29 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/fluent-bit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/fluent-bit/default.nix
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, flex, bison, systemd, openssl }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, flex, bison, systemd, openssl, libyaml }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "fluent-bit";
-  version = "1.9.3";
+  version = "1.9.7";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "fluent";
     repo = "fluent-bit";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-CMkVIWaD4Zt6SJ/4PLGrFDhirqeLbXcVa+96wsAYN/k=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-mEQmlKPnCcom7/WogRw9HUvaO3NaOM4mFKBRKPWnx1E=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake flex bison ];
 
-  buildInputs = [ openssl ]
+  buildInputs = [ openssl libyaml ]
     ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [ systemd ];
 
   cmakeFlags = [ "-DFLB_METRICS=ON" "-DFLB_HTTP_SERVER=ON" ];